Tickets range from $20 to $50 and can be purchased at www.chandlercenter.org, at 480-782-2680 or at the Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave.

There will be a Garibaldi Night celebration, an outdoor festival, 6-10 tonight at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2626 E. Pecos Road in Chandler.

This year, the Mariachi Festival has been designated a Chandler centennial event. It will include a presentation on the contributions of Chandler's Latino population in the city's first 100 years.

"We're pretty excited about being part of the centennial," said Chandler Coalition for Civil and Human Rights (C3HR) board member Albert Monreal Quihuis. "The Chandler Museum helped with a lot of historic photos. We'll have a slide presentation and talk about some of the ways Hispanics have played a part in the Chandler community."

The performers will still be the stars of the show Saturday evening.

Headlining is Mariachi Pajarillo de Hector Castro, a Los Angeles group. Its founder, Hector Castro, has been a part of some well-known mariachi groups.

Mariachi Flores Mexicanas, entirely of women based in El Paso, Texas, is back for another year. This popular group also teaches the two-day clinic for young mariachi musicians in advance of the festival.

New this year is Mariachi Aztlan de Pueblo, from Pueblo Magnet High School in Tucson. The group is composed of students ages 14-18.

Among the featured dance groups will be Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli-AZ, a Chandler group of young dancers.

Ballet Folklorico Esperanza will perform as will the Tradiciones and the Viva Arizona dance troupes.